The producers of the international hit Wicked announced Dec. 2 that the touring production of the Stephen Schwartz-Winnie Holzman musical broke the Broadway in Chicago record for the largest one-week gross.

For the week ending Dec. 1, Wicked took in a record-setting $1,935,432 at the box office. The musical held the previous Chicago record, earning $1,764,428 during the week ending Jan. 4, 2009.

Wicked is currently playing the Oriental Theatre through Dec. 21.

Based on Gregory Maguire's novel, which turned every Oz myth inside out, Wicked explores the early life of the witches of Oz: Glinda and Elphaba. The two main characters meet at Shiz, a school where both hope to take up sorcery. Glinda is madly popular and Elphaba is, well, green. By a misunderstanding, they wind up roommates and, after an initial period of mutual loathing, begin to learn something about each other. Their life paths continue to intersect through a shared love, entry into the Emerald City and interaction with the Wizard himself. Eventually, their choices and convictions take them on widely different paths.

Wicked won 2004 Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical (Idina Menzel), Best Costume Design (Susan Hilferty) and Best Scenic Design (Eugene Lee). Wicked is currently playing the Oriental Theatre. Tickets start at $40. Tickets are available at all Broadway In Chicago Box Offices (24 W. Randolph St., 151 W. Randolph St., 18 W. Monroe St. and 175 E. Chestnut), the Broadway In Chicago Ticket Line at (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and online at www.BroadwayInChicago.com.